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GWYNNE DYER has worked as a freelance journalist, columnist, broadcaster and lecturer on international affairs for more than 20 years, but he was originally trained as an historian. Born in Newfoundland, he received degrees from Canadian, American and British universities, finishing with a Ph.D. in Military and Middle Eastern History from the University of London. He served in three navies and held academic appointments at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Oxford University before launching his twice-weekly column on international affairs, which is published by over 175 papers in some 45 countries.



His first television series, the 7-part documentary 'War', was aired in 45 countries in the mid-80s. One episode, 'The Profession of Arms', was nominated for an Academy Award.  His more recent television work includes the 1994 series 'The Human Race', and 'Protection Force', a three-part series on peacekeepers in Bosnia, both of which won Gemini awards. His award-winning radio documentaries include 'The Gorbachev Revolution', a seven-part series based on Dyer's experiences in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in 1987-90, and 'Millenium', a six-hour series on the
emerging global culture.



Dyer's major study "War", first published in the 1980s, was completely revised and re-published in 2004. During this decade he has also written a trio of more contemporary books dealing with the politics and strategy of the post-9/11 world: 'Ignorant Armies' (2003), 'Future: Tense' (2004), and 'The Mess They Made' (2006).  The latter was also published as 'After Iraq' in the US and the UK and as 'Nach Iraq und Afghanistan' in Germany.  



His most recent projects are a book and a radio series called 'Climate Wars', dealing with the geopolitics of climate change. Dyer’s next publication, Fighting Decline, is expected out in the spring of 2011.

Presentations Include:

Climate Wars
His latest book, Climate Wars, is a ground-breaking investigation of how nations will behave when global warming really strikes home. Badly, of course, but HOW badly depends on how hot, how soon -- and the game is not yet lost. There are opportunities as well as dangers, and despair is just self-indulgence.

Communications, Society and Education

The "modern mind" is not just a phrase. The way our minds work has changed dramatically over several thousand years. So have the ways in which societies structure themselves. The communications revolution will bring about just as much change in the next few generations.

After Iraq
Big changes are coming in the Middle East, says Gwynne Dyer. But how big? And how bad? Within a couple of years, the U.S. military domination of the region will be finished. As Iraq descends ever closer to civil war, no one doubts that George W. Bush's Iraq strategy has been an abysmal failure -- just as Gwynne Dyer argued it would be in Afer Iraq, Ignorant Armies and Future: Tense. It has also gravely damaged the ability of the U.S. to get its way in the world.The question now is what will happen not just in Iraq but in the whole Middle East region once American troops are withdrawn.

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